Amir Human Hoveidaei, Amirhossein Ghaseminejad-Raeini, Seyed Hossein Hosseini-Asl, Ashesh Shrestha, Armin Hoveidaei, Seyed Pouya Taghavi, Basilia Onyinyechukwu Nwankwo, Mohammad Saeid Khonji, Janet D Conway
BACKGROUND: Total Joint Arthroplasties (TJAs) are becoming more popular, resulting in a growing economic burden due to potential postoperative complications, with periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) playing a significant role. The effect of immunosuppression on PJI risk, particularly in cancer patients following chemotherapy, is unknown. The hypothesis of this study investigated whether chemotherapy increases PJI rates in patients who received post-arthroplasty chemotherapy within one year of surgery...
May 2, 2024: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery